Sven counter and synergy picks
Pick Sven with Wraith King to increase win-rate from 49.0% to 57.2% or against Chen to increase win-rate to 56.6% in Patch 7.38c.
Good with...
...based on stats [7.38c]
Hero | Change in Win Rate ▼ |
|---|---|
8.2% | |
3.4% | |
3.3% | |
2.9% | |
2.8% | |
2.7% | |
2.7% | |
2.7% | |
2.6% | |
2.4% | |
2.4% | |
2.3% | |
2.3% | |
2.2% | |
2.2% |
...core items [under review] [E]
A core Boots upgrade to provide good attack speed and attributes toggle to INT when casting spells to save mana.
A core item to give you some much needed HP sustain through lifesteal and quickly clear creep waves and neutral creep stacks using a burst of attack speed. Prioritize farming Ancient camps once you get this item.
A core item that provides some much needed mana sustain and boosts your right click DPS while making you tanky. Builds into Harpoon later in the game.
A core item to avoid most disables on the enemy team to hit freely in fights. Also improves your right click damage and tankiness through HP pool and magic resistance.
A core item to quickly close the gap on enemy heroes and burst them down in the Storm Hammer stun duration. Make sure you activate Gods Strength before Blinking into fights to do massive damage with right clicks.
A core upgrade for Echo Sabre to close the gap on an enemy hero and follow up with your lockdown and right click damage to burst them down.
A core upgrade for Crystalys to burst down enemy heroes with right clicks. Has great synergy with Great Cleave to do your entire right click damage to units behind your target.
Good against...
...based on stats [7.38c]
Hero | Change in Win Rate ▼ |
|---|---|
7.6% | |
7.2% | |
5.8% | |
5.0% | |
4.9% | |
4.9% | |
4.7% | |
4.3% | |
4.1% | |
4.0% | |
3.9% | |
3.8% | |
3.8% | |
3.8% | |
3.7% |
...based on gameplay [under review]
Sven's main damage steroids are Greater Cleave and God's Strength, which Wall of Replica and Normal Punch (Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade) Illusions do not inherit, otherwise Sven would build Manta every game. Despite being a melee hero Sven can naturally push out the wave with Greater Cleave to prevent getting overly harassed by Ion Shell and can lock down any Surged targets with Storm Hammer. Storm Hammer's Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade allows Sven to dispel both Ion Shell and Surge, negating half of DS's kit.
Bad against...
...based on stats [7.38c]
Hero | Change in Win Rate ▲ |
|---|---|
-8.6% | |
-6.4% | |
-4.9% | |
-4.7% | |
-4.5% | |
-4.1% | |
-4.0% | |
-3.8% | |
-3.6% | |
-3.6% | |
-3.5% | |
-3.4% | |
-2.6% | |
-2.5% | |
-2.4% |
...counter items [under review]
Gives you tankiness to take less damage from Sven right clicks and trade HP more effectively. Also helps match his armor gain from Warcry.
Lets you block jungle camps from spawning to slow down Sven's farm speed.
Lets you reflect Storm Hammer back onto Sven to stun him back and foil his initiation.
Lets you reflect Sven's high damage back to him and possibly kill him if he does not stop attacking you.
Lets you kite Sven by putting some distance between him and yourself with Hurricane Thrust and hit him from range.
Provides evasion and lets you disarm to and prevent him from right clicking freely in fights.
Lets you kite Sven through invisibility to avoid getting bursted. Also lets you close the gap on him to burst him down at the start of the fight.
Lets you kite Sven by protecting yourself or an ally against his right clicks through invisibility.
Lets you kite Sven by protecting yourself against his right clicks in Ethereal form.
Lets you kite Sven by pushing yourself or an ally away from him when stunned by Storm Hammer.
Lets you dispel Warcry off Sven to take away his armor and mobility. Also lets you dodge the Storm Hammer stun and damage by Cycloning yourself.
Gives you an instant disable against Sven to burst him down in its duration before he can impact fights or stun you with Storm Hammer to get away.
Lets you save an ally from Sven's right clicks when stunned by Storm Hammer. Can also be used to burst him down with heavy magic damage as a follow up.
Lets you survive and never get bursted by Sven's right clicks when stunned by Storm Hammer.
Gives you an instant lockdown against Sven and burst him down with a possible chain stun before he can impact fights or stun you with Storm Hammer to get away.
Gives armor to your team and buildings to take less damage from Sven's right clicks to nullify his kill and push potential.
Provides tankiness with armor and lets you reduce Sven's attack speed and movement speed with the Arctic Blast active.
Gives you armor and evasion to defend yourself against Sven's right clicks with the tankiness and miss chance.
Helps slow down Sven with right clicks as well as lower the lifesteal from Mask of Madness and Satanic, which are common purchases for him.
Bad with...
...based on stats [7.38c]
Hero | Change in Win Rate ▲ |
|---|---|
-6.6% | |
-5.9% | |
-5.9% | |
-4.8% | |
-4.4% | |
-4.2% | |
-4.1% | |
-3.9% | |
-3.5% | |
-3.4% | |
-3.3% | |
-3.2% | |
-3.1% | |
-3.1% | |
-3.0% |
